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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20211110025 · 11/18/2021 · Camfil USA, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Camfil USA, Inc.
Location
500 S. Main Street, CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS, 60014
NAICS
333411
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A changeover was being performed on a pleater, and an employee was helping feed media into the machine's rollers. A roller pinched the employee's fingers resulting in amputation of a finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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